Measures to optimise transportation methods at border gates and promote cross-border tourism cooperation at Tan Thanh (VN)-Po Chai (China), and Coc Nam (VN)-Nong Yao (China) border gates were discussed at the talks between the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous border province of Lang Son and the Party Committee of Chongzuo city, China’s Guangxi province, on August 27.

VOV.VN - Troops of the Ha Giang provincial Border Guards based at the Lung Cu Border Post said on August 27 that they arrested three Vietnamese citizens for assisting Myanmar citizens to illegally cross the border.

VOV.VN - An exchange programme between young border guard officers of Vietnam and Cambodia was launched on August 26 at Moc Bai International Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

The State Bank of Vietnam and the Bank of Laos have jointly organised a conference to share experience in promoting the use of respective domestic currencies in bilateral trade and investment cooperation activities to prevent external risks.

The southern province of Tay Ninh introduced its tourism potential and investment opportunities to diplomats and businesses of 15 countries at a meeting in Tay Ninh city on August 22.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum has approved a plan to implement the Prime Minister-approved planning of border gates along Vietnam's borderlines with Laos and Cambodia in the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.

VOV.VN - With the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declaring the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Vietnam has required localities to monitor and detect suspected cases at border gates as well as medical facilities.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed to issue Decision 865/QD-TTg approving a pilot project on building smart border checkpoints at a specialised freight transport routes through the areas of Border Markers No.1119 – 1120 and No.1088/2 – 1089 of the Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China) International Border Gate Pair.

Working delegations of the Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Laos on August 12 inspected preparations for the second Vietnam-Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange in Moc Chau district of Vietnam’s Son La province and Sop Bao district in Laos’s Houaphanh province.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Border Guard High Command and the National Immigration Administration of China held talks over the implementation of an agreement regarding land border management on August 12 in Hanoi.